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thingamabob in British English (ˈθɪŋəməˌbɒb) or thingamybob (ˈθɪŋəmɪˌbɒb) noun informal a person or thing the name of which is unknown, temporarily forgotten, or deliberately overlooked Also: thingamajig (ˈθɪŋəməˌdʒɪɡ), thingamyjig (ˈθɪŋəmɪˌdʒɪɡ), thingamy (ˈθɪŋəmɪ) Word origin C18: from thing1, with humorous suffix thingamabob in American English (ˈθɪŋəməˌbɑb) or ˈthingumaˌbob (ˈθɪŋəməˌbɑb) noun Informal thingamajig : also ˈthingumˌbob (ˈθɪŋəmˌbɑb), ˈthingummy (ˈθɪŋˌgʌmi; ˈθɪŋəmi) Word origin see thingamajig |